Mediating power?
- The selection of the executive heads of international organisations represents a key decision in the politics of international organisations. However, we know little about what dynamics influence this selection. The article focuses on the nationality of selected executive heads. It argues that institutional design impacts the factors that influence leadership selection by shaping the costs and benefits of attaining the position for member states’ nationals. The argument is tested with novel data on the nationality of individuals in charge of 69 international organisation bureaucracies between 1970 and 2017. Two findings stand out: first, powerful countries are more able to secure positions in international organisations in which executive heads are voted in by majority voting. Second, less consistent evidence implies that powerful countries secure more positions when bureaucracies are authoritative. The findings have implications for debates on international cooperation by illustrating how power and institutions interact in theThe selection of the executive heads of international organisations represents a key decision in the politics of international organisations. However, we know little about what dynamics influence this selection. The article focuses on the nationality of selected executive heads. It argues that institutional design impacts the factors that influence leadership selection by shaping the costs and benefits of attaining the position for member states’ nationals. The argument is tested with novel data on the nationality of individuals in charge of 69 international organisation bureaucracies between 1970 and 2017. Two findings stand out: first, powerful countries are more able to secure positions in international organisations in which executive heads are voted in by majority voting. Second, less consistent evidence implies that powerful countries secure more positions when bureaucracies are authoritative. The findings have implications for debates on international cooperation by illustrating how power and institutions interact in the selection of international organisation executive heads.…
Verfasserangaben: | Mirko Noa HeinzelORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148121992761 |
ISSN: | 1467-856X |
ISSN: | 1369-1481 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | The British journal of politics & international relations : BJPIR |
Untertitel (Englisch): | Delegation, pooling and leadership selection at international organisations |
Verlag: | Sage |
Verlagsort: | London |
Publikationstyp: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2021 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 09.03.2023 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | decision-making; delegation; executive head; institutional design; international organisations; pooling; selection |
Band: | 24 |
Ausgabe: | 1 |
Aufsatznummer: | 1369148121992761 |
Seitenanzahl: | 18 |
Erste Seite: | 153 |
Letzte Seite: | 170 |
Fördernde Institution: | German Research Association (DFG) German Research Foundation (DFG) |
Fördernummer: | 1745 TP LI 1947/4-1 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften / Fachgruppe Politik- & Verwaltungswissenschaft |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |